Aperture -
A space through which light passes in an optical or photographic instrument,
esp. the variable opening by which light enters a camera.
Dept of field
- The distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image
judged to be in focus in a camera
Darkroom -
A darkroom is a room that can be
made completely dark to allow the processing of light sensitive photographic
materials, including photographic film and photographic paper.
Developer
- A person or organization that develops something or a software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software
development process. Their work includes researching, designing, implementing,
and testing software.
Enlargement - The action or
state of enlarging or being enlarged or a photograph that is larger than the
negative from which it is produced or than a print that has already been made
from it.
F-stop - On
a camera, the aperture setting is usually adjusted in discrete steps, known as f-stops.
Fixer - A chemical
preservative used to fix a photographic image.
ISO - International
Organization of Standardization
Panning - Swing (a video
or movie camera) in a horizontal or vertical plane, typically to give a
panoramic effect or follow a subject.
Single-lens
reflex camera (SLR) - a camera that typically uses a mirror and prism
system (hence "reflex", from the mirror's reflection) that permits
the photographer to view through the lens and see exactly what will be
captured, contrary to viewfinder cameras where the image could be significantly
different from what will be captured.
Stop Bath - a
chemical bath usually used in processing traditional black-and-white photographic
films, plates, and paper used after the material has finished developing.
Telephoto
Lens - a specific type of a long-focus lens in which the physical
length of the lens is shorter than the focal length.
View Camera
- a type of camera first developed in the era of the daguerreotype (1840s-'50s)
and still in use today, though with many refinements. It comprises a flexible
bellows which forms a light-tight seal between two adjustable standards, one of
which holds a lens, and the other a viewfinder or a photographic film holder.
Zoom lens
- A zoom lens is a mechanical assembly of lens elements for which the focal
length (and thus angle of view) can be varied, as opposed to a fixed focal
length (FFL) lens.
Continuous tone
photography - A continuous tone image is one where each color at any
point in the image is reproduced as a single tone, and not as discrete
halftones, such as one single color for monochromatic prints, or a combination
of halftones for color prints.
Lens - A
lens is an optical device which transmits and refracts light, converging or
diverging the beam.
Wide-angle lens
- a lens whose focal length is substantially smaller than the focal length of a
normal lens for a given film plane.
Shutter - a
device that allows light to pass for a determined period of time, for the
purpose of exposing photographic film or a light-sensitive electronic sensor to
light to capture a permanent image of a scene.
